public opinion

Chronicles the events and developments leading up to the Soviets' launch of Sputnik I and discusses how the launch affected the shape of the twentieth century.

Shows the decisive impact of the Holocaust on the identity, ideology, and politics of Israel.

Traces the main events in the civil rights and antiwar movements and briefly discusses new areas of protest such as school busing and prison reform.

Investigates the case of Michael Lewis, known as "Little B," who was convicted and sentenced to life in prison at the age of fourteen for shooting a man to death in "The Bluff" neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, and attempts to understand why the city, and especially its African-American population, rushed to condemn the young man.

Examines the largely underground system of information, protest, and planning forming throughout the world in response to Western corporate exploitation of the Third World, and argues that as more people discover the brand-name secrets of the global logo web, their outrage will fuel the next big political movement.

Presents a collection of articles that provide various points of view related to the issue of the American economic system, debating whether the wealthy maintain too much power.

A collection of essays that address the dangers of radioactivity in the United States.

A collection of essays in which eyewitnesses, scholars, and writers discuss the escalating, step-by-step process in the destruction of German Jewry which led to the systematic extermination of millions of Jews during World War II.

Describes the "Race" war fought in the Pacific during World War II and examines the propaganda which contributed to a war without mercy.